
Radio Frequencies
EMPIRE BUILDER/BOREALIS (CHI-MSP) |
Segment |
Host |
AAR Chan |
Frequency |
Chicago Union Station area |
Amtrak Road Yard Mechanical |
13 42 77 |
160.305 160.740 161.265 |
Chicago-Milwaukee |
METRA & CP/Soo Line |
44 |
160.770 |
Milwaukee-Portage |
CP/Soo Line |
84 |
161.370 |
Portage-La Crosse (East of Miss. River) |
CP/Soo Line |
94 |
161.520 |
Mississippi River at La Crosse-Mississippi River at Hastings |
CP/Soo Line |
44 |
160.770 |
Mississippi River at La Crosse-Mississippi River at Hastings (Alternate) |
BNSF |
39 |
160.690 |
Mississippi River at Hastings-North of St. Croix Junction |
BNSF |
76 |
161.250 |
North of St. Croix Junction-St. Paul Union Depot |
BNSF |
76 |
161.250 |
St. Paul Union Depot-Merriam Park |
CP |
44 |
160.770 |
Merriam Park-St. Anthony |
MNNR |
30 |
160.560 |
Between Merriam Park/St. Anthony(switching) |
MNNR |
30 |
160.560 |
St. Anthony-Coon Rapids |
BNSF |
70 |
161.160 |
Coon Rapids-Staples |
BNSF |
85 |
161.385 |
Staples-Fargo ND |
BNSF |
87 |
161.415 |
Fargo-Minot |
BNSF |
66 |
161.100 |
Minot-Berthold ND |
BNSF |
46 |
160.800 |
Berthold-Bainville MT |
BNSF |
54 |
160.920 |
Bainville-Just east of Havre |
BNSF |
66 |
161.100 |
Just east of Havre-Whitefish |
BNSF |
76 |
161.250 |
Whitefish-Sandpoint |
BNSF |
54 |
160.920 |
Sandpoint-Spokane WA2 |
BNSF |
76 |
161.250 |
Switching in Spokane |
BNSF
Amtrak |
54
62 |
160.920
161.040 |
Spokane2-Latah Jct3 |
BNSF |
76 |
161.250 |
Latah Jct3-Everett |
BNSF |
66 |
161.100 |
Everett-Edmonds (MP 18) |
BNSF |
76 |
161.250 |
Edmonds-Seattle |
BNSF |
70 |
161.160 |
Seattle Station Services/Yard Mechanical |
Amtrak |
23 45 |
160.455 160.785 |
Spokane2-Latah Jct3 |
BNSF |
76 |
161.250 |
Latah Jct3-Pasco |
BNSF |
70 |
161.160 |
Pasco Terminal |
BNSF |
89 |
161.445 |
Pasco-Washougal |
BNSF |
87 |
161.415 |
Washougal-Portland OR |
BNSF |
76 |
161.250 |
Station Services Larger stations |
Amtrak |
23 |
160.455 |
Station Services in Portland4 |
Amtrak |
15 |
160.350 |
Switching in Portland |
Amtrak |
62 |
161.040 |
Notes:
1 - Merriam Park is just south of the St. Paul Union Depot.
2 - Spokane station services may use Channel 23 listed above.
3 - Latah Jct is a few miles west of Spokane.
4 - Channel 16/160.785 in Portland is used by handheld (low power) radios only.
3/11/2018: Seattle Station services updated courtesy of Martin Caestecker
6/10/2016: Chicago to Hastings updated with data from Curt Fettinger
2/6/2015: Minot ND to Bainville MT updated with data from Curt Fettinger
2/6/2015: Chicago-Milwaukee updated with data from Michael Johnson
1/18/2014: Whitefish to St. Paul updated with data from Tom Rawson
9/22/2014: New segment Coon Rapids-Staples added with data supplied by Larry Milsow
9/14/2014: Newly restored St Paul Union Depot and switching at old Amtrak depot between Merriam Park and St Anthony updated courtesy of Nick Modders
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